Wetsanding damage

[ztech123]

paintman said:

As far as the doors are concerned the scratches need either sanding out or filling. Followed by priming, sanding, colour coat & clear.
Looks black, so you'll need to do the panels edge to edge or at least down to the trim. If you just try to do a patch in the middle of the door the edge of the paint will be visible.

If you just want to try & reshine the areas you've sanded you MIGHT be able to polish it with a cutting compound. If you wet the areas with water & the sanding scratches seem to disappear you might get away with it - if you haven't taken too much material off. If it's a clear over base & you've gone through the clearcoat to the colour coat then it's already game over.

TBH I think you'll be better trying some smaller bodyshops.

Edited by paintman on Tuesday 28th June 00:13

It's raining today so I had a look at the scratches. They don't look very noticeable.
It feels very smooth and it hasn't cut through the clearcoat either. ( Ignoring the wheel one )

[swisstoni]

Remarkable.
Get it sorted professionally.
If you had spent some time on YouTube first, you may have had a chance but not now.

[blearyeyedboy]

I knew I'd seen this before.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8mdwAkWvWMw

[Cupramax]

ztech123 said:

As it's my first car, I expected to have scratches here and there very soon.
I bought it for £1300 2 yrs ago.
So, after depreciation, I would say it's now worth £800? Do I really want to pay a body shop £400 for a repaint ?

It might have been £800 in good nick, as it looks now its worth about £8!

[Squiggs]

ztech123 said:

It's raining today so I had a look at the scratches. They don't look very noticeable.
It feels very smooth and it hasn't cut through the clearcoat either. ( Ignoring the wheel one )

I'm sure that anybody viewing it from 200m away (whilst crouched down behind a thick hedge on really dark and foggy November night) will never notice........
Good work!

[essayer]

Wrap it!!

[cologne2792]

V8A*ndy said:

My God! That Capri

In Capri circles we don't talk about it.
Well not politely anyway.

[mneame]

A day trip down to Plymouth will sort the bumper.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-focus-mk1-front-bum...

And a run to Kent for the doors.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FOCUS-DOOR-DRIVERS-...

About £100 will see it fairly presentable again.

Edited by mneame on Thursday 7th July 13:55

[london-phil]

a repaint for £400 !! what they using dulux lol